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Scott Bentz
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My Locale

Southern California

About Me

I live in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains. I can get to a lot of nice hiking areas right from my street or travel for 15 minutes to higher elevations in the Angeles National Forrest. I started packing again with my sons in their Boy Scout troop. I was definitely not light that first trip 6 years ago and have been reducing my pack weight ever since. I mainly pack a few times a year in the Eastern and Western Sierras.

All Forum Posts by Scott Bentz

Group SizeMany of the Parks allow groups up to 15 on a single permit. When I hike with my friends, it's always small.On scout trips i often find myself in a group of 12-15. Just a different way of doing ...

You don't have toYou don't have to lug around 5-6 lb. tents or 3 lb. cooksets. All you have to do is train them how to do things the way you do.
First, if you want to cook as a group that is fine. Just use ...

Missing the Point!The thread is about an experience that made someone go lightweight. Not a critique of how the person in the picture likes to wear his pack. Due to the fact he ran into this guy and his lightweight ...

Ropes and BagsWe used Amsteel blue rope. It is a weight savings but tough on the hands at times. We used Philmont issued bags and they were fine.
What we didn't do is organize our bags effectively like so...

Bear CanisterI find that putting the canister in the pack vertically on top of my sleeping bag, clothes and tarp works best. The Y strap is great but unless you have a lot of stuff in the Mariposa I find it har...

Foam pads or notFirst, I don't know anything about Polish gnocci, but, I do know the best gnocci in the world is made by Argentines.
Back on topic:
I almost always use socks in my shoulder straps and glo...

Nice Job LBFor some reason I never saw this post when it was an ongoing conversation back in Feb. You did a real nice job at getting your pack weight down. There are still a few items you can cut out (boots, ...

AmsteelScott,
You may want to check Redden Marine also. I know I ordered the Amsteel rope on 2 different occasions. Even though I ordered form Seattle Marine it came from Redden or vice versa. One was...

Plastic CookwareFranco,
Those are nice cups. We had a few of the boys at Philmont use Glad containers. They come round, square or rectangular and in many sizes. We just heat water and each kid rehydrates in his...

Exos / Vapor TrailTo me the two packs are quite different.
The Vapor Trail has a flat framesheet that sits right against your back like many lighter packs.
The Exos has a frame that keeps the pack curving away...

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MSR MIOXWe used a MSR Miox on a trip with 9 people (Scouts). We got very spotty results and ended up playing with the unit more than we wanted. It seemed like the perfect solution but was not worth the wait. ...